What’s at Stake in the ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’ — A Firsthand Account
Award winning photojournalist and wildlife conservationist Paul Hilton has over a decade of field experience documenting biodiversity and destruction in the Leuser Ecosystem. Photography by Paul Hilton I’ve been down…
RAN Calls on RSPO to Strengthen Requirements
Criteria Fails to Comply with New EU Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) RSPO Risks Undermining Credibility with Weakened Standards Contact: Jakarta Time Zone | Gemma Tillack: +61 456 843 690 US Time…
P&G: Stop Forest Destruction
In June, the company quietly published a revised Forest Commodity Policy that, in spite of public commitments to intact forests and forest communities, actually weakens the company’s forests standards. A…
Big Brands Show Little Sign of Progress in Our 2023 ‘Keep Forests Standing’ Scorecard
RAN’s 2023 Keep Forests Standing Scorecard shows minimal deforestation and human rights improvements among major consumer goods brands, and worsening performance by Procter & Gamble.
Report: Major Global Brands Receive Failing Grades in Efforts to Stop Deforestation and Human Rights Violations, Breaking Public Policy Promises
Detailed scorecard reveals worst global laggards include Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, Mondelēz and Nissin Foods *High resolution photos and drone footage available of recent deforestation global forest hotspots San Francisco–…
Orangutan Extinction Emergency: Illegal Rainforest Destruction Accelerating in the Leuser Ecosystem
Fresh destruction for palm oil underway now inside nationally protected wildlife reserve Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is ringing the alarm once again that the crisis of illegal rainforest destruction for…
Leuser Ecosystem Featured in RAN’s New YouTube Series: the RAN Wrap Up
Episode four of RAN’s new, bi-weekly YouTube series called the RAN Wrap Up is titled Good News for the Leuser Ecosystem and features a discussion with our Senior Communications Strategist…
Senior Finance Campaigner, Japan
RAN is looking for a Japan-based Senior Campaigner to support RAN’s finance sector campaigning activities in and related to Japan; we anticipate this position beginning work in January 2024. The position will primarily support RAN’s Forests and Finance Team, but also work in close coordination with RAN’s Japan-based staff as well as our Climate and Energy Program. In this position you will develop and support comprehensive corporate campaigns to push the Japanese financial sector to halt its support to industries driving deforestation, climate change and human rights abuses.